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Feeding a Family in a Recession

Food Insecurity Among Minnesota Parents

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ID11033147
AuthorsMeg Bruening (0000-0002-8301-8040, All authors are affiliated with the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.), Richard F Maclehose (0000-0003-2041-3710, University of Minnesota), Richard Maclehose (All authors are affiliated with the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.), Katie A Loth (0000-0001-8934-2522, University of Minnesota), Katie Loth (All authors are affiliated with the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.), Mary Story (All authors are affiliated with the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.), Dianne Neumark-Sztainer (0000-0001-9435-1669, All authors are affiliated with the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.)
Year2012
Volume102
Issue3
Pages520-526
Publication date2012-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2011.300390
PMID22390517
PMCIDPMC3349989
OpenAlexW1978572235
LanguageEN
Citations received39
References cited36

Objectives. We assessed current levels of food insecurity among a large, diverse sample of parents and examined associations between food insecurity and parental weight status, eating patterns, and the home food environment. Methods. Project F-EAT (Families and Eating and Activity Among Teens) examined the home food environments of adolescents. Parents and caregivers (n = 2095) living with adolescents from the Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota school districts completed mailed surveys during a 12-month period in 2009–2010. We performed our assessments using multivariate regressions. Results. Almost 39% of the parents and caregivers experienced household food insecurity, whereas 13% experienced very low food security. Food insecurity was significantly associated with poorer nutrition-related variables such as higher rates of parental overweight and obesity, less healthy foods served at meals, and higher rates of binge eating. Food-insecure parents were 2 to 4 times more likely to report barriers to accessing fruits and vegetables. Conclusions. Food insecurity was highly prevalent. Environmental interventions are needed to protect vulnerable families against food insecurity and to improve access to affordable, healthy foods

Environmental health · Food insecurity · Food security · Geography · Obesity · Overweight · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Gerontology

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